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Krankenhaus Anthology

A project of CultureCult Press (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (September 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

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PulpCult by CultureCult is looking for original short stories for its upcoming anthology Krankenhaus, a book of horror stories featuring haunted hospitals.

After Haus and Haunted Haus, CultureCult Press enters the stark, sterile and sinister corridors of the hospital ward this Halloween. CultureCult Press invites writers to submit their most chilling tales of medical dread, surgical nightmares and abandoned hospitals for our upcoming anthology, KrankenHaus.

The word Krankenhaus is German for “hospital,” but broken down, it carries a darker poetry: Kranken (“the sick”) and Haus (“house”). A house of the sick. A place of healing, yet equally, a place of suffering, despair and death. The title reflects the duality where science struggles with the muddle of superstitions, where white coats and bright lights cannot banish the shadows that linger in operation theatres, morgues and human minds.

Submit your own story or feel free to get started with one of our WRITING PROMPTS:

  • Dr. Som peacefully runs a human organ racket behind the facade of his private hospital, until the day a victim, oddly enough, refuses to die.
  • This was the hospital where her mother had died. 20 years later, she awaits her own recovery but something distinctly pulls her towards the private cabin where her mother had passed away.
  • The movie star had been to lots of rehabs, but there was something odd about this secluded fortress-turned-wellness centre that gave him the creeps.
  • A nurse manning a wartime medical camp inside a dilapidated church, discovers a cursed book that can restore life, in exchange for a different life taken.
  • Arthur fakes being possessed to escape a murder conviction, but as soon as he is admitted to the old sanatorium, he starts to hear a whisper that begins to drive him insane.
  • Abandoned hospitals are almost always haunted. That’s what the public believed, so such places were good to stage ghost hunting shows. Or so Raheema thought…

All Horror Subgenres welcome. The story MUST feature a haunted hospital.

Country of Publication & Year Established

India
Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time publication

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 100 - 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,500 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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Most recent response reported was received on 27 Oct 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Sep 2025.
Date compiled: 17 Sep 2026 23:37 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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